VITÓRIA REGIA (Amazonian Legends)

Legend has it that a young Indian girl, enchanted by the Moon Goddess (who turns beautiful young Indians into stars), falls in love with the bright reflection of the moon in the river, thinking it is the Goddess herself. As she falls into the river, she gets caught in the roots of the water plants. Pitying the young girl, the Goddess transforms her into an aquatic flower that only opens at dusk to contemplate the moonlight.